Gallbladder torsion. Case report

K Brasso, O V Rasmussen

    Abstract

    Gallbladder torsion is a rare surgical emergency occurring primarily in elderly women. The anatomical background is a variation in the attachment of the gallbladder to the inferior margin of the liver. Increasing life span will probably lead to an increasing number of cases, and gallbladder torsion must be kept in mind in patients with sudden onset of pain in the upper right quadrant, nausea, vomiting, and a palpable mass. None of the laboratory routines or non-invasive examinations enables one to make the right preoperative diagnosis. Treatment is cholecystectomy. Promptly treated, the prognosis is good.
    OriginalsprogEngelsk
    TidsskriftBritish Journal of Surgery
    Vol/bind157
    Udgave nummer8
    Sider (fra-til)493-4
    Antal sider2
    ISSN0007-1323
    StatusUdgivet - aug. 1991

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